Huan Wen
Huan Wen (桓溫) (312 – 18 August 373),
courtesy name Yuanzi (元子), formally
Duke Xuanwu of Nan Commandery (南郡宣武公), was a general and regent of the
Jin dynasty (266–420), as well as the leader of Huan clan of Qiaoguo (谯国桓氏). He is commonly viewed as one of the greatest generals since
Jin's loss of northern China, as he led the campaign that destroyed
Cheng-Han and annexed its lands to Jin, and had some successes against the northern states
Former Qin and
Former Yan (although both campaigns ultimately ended in failure, perhaps due to his overcautiousness). After his death, the Huan clan would be entrenched in the Jin power struction for decades, after his son
Huan Xuan temporarily usurped the Jin throne in 403 as the
emperor of Chu (楚), he was posthumously honored as
Emperor Xuanwu of Chu with the
temple name of
Taizu (太祖).
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